Presbyterian Ministry for Reconciliation and Healingin Remera, Rwanda

About Our Partner

Rwanda is indeed rising from the ashes. With God, all things are possible, including healing and reconciliation from the Rwanda Genocide against Tutsi. Officials in Rwanda recently shared “official” numbers: Over one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were brutally killed in the one hundred days of genocide against Tutsi in 1994, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of orphans, widows, widowers, and people with disabilities. Rwandan Presbyterians are working to bring healing and reconciliation to those involved. Through an initiative called the Light Group, God is helping heal situations that you would normally think are unhealable. They are “Christ’s Light” according to Pastor Jerome Bizimana, the Remera Presbytery President and head of the ministry, as in Matthew 5: “You are the light of the world...let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.”

The Impact

Through an initiative called the Light Group, God is helping heal this country. It is nearly unthinkable that such an atrocity, which claimed the lives of over one million people in 100 days, could happen in modern times. And, it is hard to imagine how Rwandans could ever heal from the ordeal. Yet because of this ministry, we hear and witness encouraging stories/testimonies of reconciliation, forgiveness and healing.

The Need

The Outreach Foundation is seeking gifts totaling $10,000 for training and counselling seminars.